The ECCLR Committee’s focus is the report commissioned by SPICe and undertaken by SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL). The purpose of the report is to inform the Committee’s consideration and assist it in reaching its own views in advance of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee’s inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland.

The ECCLR Committee has now concluded its work on the environmental impacts of salmon farming. The report focused on the environmental impacts of the industry in relation to the marine environment. Evidence to the Committee highlighted considerable additional environmental impacts, including in relation to freshwater environments. The full report can be viewed here